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In the Balkan peninsula (singer Alex Kapranos' ancestors came from Greece), there is a country called Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, they were seized by Austria-Hungary in 1908. In 1914, World War One began when Gavrilo Princip, who wanted this territory to be Serbian, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman

They saw a special on TV about the archduke, Franz Ferdinand, liked the name, and used it. Submitted by: MagentaLipsKitty